-k T f .X . i T i— r • - / /- SIXTY SIXTH YEAR ESTABLISHED 1852 « SIXTY SIXTH YEAR VOL. LXVI. BARNWELL,'S.'CV, THURSDAY, JUNE 20 'lSlfi NO; 3>. THE WEEK IN WAR. Marine Corps Sustains Reputation— Germany Must Win in Next ' Three Months or Lose War. Events in the theatre of war move vet$’ slowly indeed. The reader would like to see the whole affair closed up and foi* lowed by a profound peace. Be fore this can come the national resources of one side-oi* the other must be' exhausted, and this will take a long time. The Allies are willhqg to have peace.on the con- -ditioti that the military elements in Germany who brought on the wa'r be ejected finally and for all time from poweX The Teutonic powers, want to mle the earth and impose their wuhon pros trate nations as they are x doing today in. Russia. It is a duel to the death betweei the opposing nations. It is not therefore a question of the waning or los ing of a battle or even the gain or loss of. territory except as these may be factors in the tinal struggle in which one side or the other will go down in crushing aiiee Germany’s, plans and hopes. Imagine a big burly fellow id a tight with two men neither^! which can stand beside his partner. The . bully hopes to deal uqie a.cruslu ing blow and .then' finish the other at his pleasure.' Germany thus tried to give, France, a that they must fight. This in general is the situation.shown in the moves of this year, Ger many has won battle torn ter ritory, but has surely , drawn nearer to her final defeat. As their. .plans have become apparent, General Foch knows where the next blow will fall and has disposed his troops to meet it. In the Amiens offen sive' the Germans penetrated forty miles before they were checked. In the second offen sive they went to a depth of twe.nty.-six miles. In the offen sive this week they gained only eight miles, and this has.been the bloodiest battle of /the whole war. It show's that the Allies are equal in everyrespect to the best that Germany can put before them. Germany by a prodigal wastage of soldiers has tried to s.row' that this war must result either in a German victory or that ahe. will kill th£ last Allied soldier if it takes every German ' soldier’s life to accomplish this end.. By their firm resistance the Allied Soldiers are saying to Germany •we are ready to die for,our countries as your soldier^ are -knockout blow brf' Russia got 'ready. Germany really had a hot timC at first between-the ar- • mies of Russia and France. Fmgland““Wasn’t reedy With her army. Italy.drew -ouu* of the Teutonic forces -to ..meet her are mies. As Franc* reached the peak o. manpower her decline was made good by England’s armies.. Ge Pin any-had to lessen her antagonists ~o khe seduced Russia ami that left her one less • battle ljjQp to hold. Rumania being deserted had t^-make peace also. Ou the other hand 0or- many failed to secure Greece, and Turkey, had its hand full in protecting PalestibiKand Meso potamia.. The,b^gir.ping of this year saw Geilnany with a supe the dance.” ' On the.whole the week has been decidedly favora ble to the Allies. The submarine operations on this side have added a few more ships to their score making IS in alii tha’t have been lost. This will not in any sense affect our war measures, por delay the stream of soldiers and supplies we are sending over. American troops, have made their mark on German soldiers during this week. The marine corps has fully sustained its high reputa tion in an attack on some of the best German troops. Our artil lery work has won high praise from the French who are the best artillerists in the world. At home preparations are hurried to get to training camps the drafted men for the second great army. The leading officers in Washing- ton believe that as stiq eiulous as have been the battles of this year that the supreme German attac k is vet to come and will be REV. W. L. HAYES FATALLY , INJURED. Well Known Baptist Clergyman Dies In Petersburg Hospital After Be ing Seriously Hurt by Auto Turning Over. ilichmoiid, Va., .June 18.— The "Ryv- William L. Hayes, Baptist otetgyman, of Barnwell, S. C., fpr.i erl)Oocated at Ma rion, S. C., and at^Sanford^ N. C., died at a Peteisburg-iiospita! today as a result, of injuriW^uis- t a in eel in an automobile acci dent yesterday while on his way from Richmond to Camp Lee with his oldest son, Charming, and a party of^seveial friends,. When the car, a Ford with ilis soil at the wheel., was within several miles of Peters burg, it suddenly swerved from the road, turning over twice, but, strange to say, no out was hurt. The clergyman, after the machine ha Hoti.;;\Vni. - Elliott, Food Admulistrator for this State, has issued the fol.lwing order goveruing/'the sales of sugar: “Effective June 10, dealers 4n South Carolina, must observe the following rules in COURT CONVENES MONDAY, JUNE 25TH. selling O sugar; TEXT OF K FLING. i “Dealers must not sell sugar for purposes'other than canning and preserving fruits and vegetables in lots of more than two pounds to individuals who reside in rural districts. Summer Term of ibe Court dt Common Pie** A two weeks term of court, for the trial of civil cases only, will convene here on Monday, June 24th. Monday, the first May of court, is set apart for the hear ing of motions and appeal cases and the jurors are, therefore, summoned to appear on Tues day, the second day of the term, Judge Hay fie F. will preside The following is a list of the jurors for the first and second weeks: ♦ * “• — JFKY LIST. 2 ‘.‘Dealers mustnot sell sugar Allendale: C. H. Morris, J. S. $peig to any individual for canning and preserving fruits and-veg- getables in lots of more than twenty-five pounds in any ohe calendar month unless the individual., secures permi-sson in writing from the county food administrator of thecounty freedom and justice. “The winning ill which lie lives to purchase wiUmg.» the eU ‘3k uncousciqusness after being Gorman militarism, so on with taben to the Petersburg hospital and died' presumably of an in ternal hemorrhage in the re- gion of the chest. Other members of the party escaped with slight injuries. Mr. Hayes was 51 years old and a son-in-law of M. R. Pace, ) | 7 widely known printer-of this city. His wife, wlib was with her parents here, hurried \ to Petersburg upon learning of- the accident and reaches his bedside jut t“l efore he became unconscious. Mr. Hayes had a brother. George Hayes, au.d two.married sisters living in Charleston, S. C. One of these is Mrs. Carl Matthews. He was a native of Petersburg, Va. The funeral will be held here. ' The community was grievous- ly shocked on Tuesday, last, to receive notice of the accidental killing of the Rev. W. L. Hayes, pastor of the Baptist church at Barnwell, in the tunhjmg over of 11 is automobile, while being of the war,” he said, “is the supreme issue. He would discourage the study and speaking of German language. Would encourage the Ware House sys tem, free from politics; encourage- agriculture and bring about political - - _ _ . * w -r. - riontyJai un*n and guns a\aila- experienced in the next few file for the Western front.' The .increasing -flow o: American troop- to France would put the balance of superiority 011 thi* Al lied side by the autumn of this -year. German; hoped by enor- Tinous co.iice.nt raiion- of troops at selected "points t< separate the allied armies., and crush them in detail. 'Plus' plan would, if sue- cess fit I, leave her f ee to ©rush the partly, trai. ed AiiKTican units as'they arrived. Each di vision - that ai rives frojn us makes German >uucess that much move’ difficult. : Germany must win in tire" next three ^rntmth Ann .places of Rumania and Russia, Nuid the Allies together will ffotilde team Germany into peace. Already we have over 800,000 men in France. * Germany says just copm bee at a time and 1 c i own and stopped with immense’ will whip you imv 1 he Allies! am , u , n . ibl(> , oss . are -eyiu^ !''('•! inauy )OU ale. Koch's task was to hold them it ..., , , . , — auy tinuiant hght hut to make the world, a-: p , g ^ ^nifnlate thep. by safe ptace'.to live t x 1 “ J weeks. The following editorial from the New York Times is a fine summary of the battle of last week : “The hardest fought battle of the war has ended in German defeat. General Foch Iras justi fied his appointment. When ail attacking partv dot's not realize any of its objectives, it is de feated. When in so 'failing it ii;Cs up great (juaiitities of men :pt a time when men are of value ; when it loses a battle in circum- stances_where time is precious, the defeat is a" disaster. The and moral reform in the State; believes in -vocational training in schools; must make democracy safe for South Car olina; is always willing to trust the people and would refer matters of legislation to the delegations of the respective counties and seek their ad vice, would distribute public honors rather than hand them out to a few. He stated that he had had twelve years in Governmental affairs and would strive to enlist the cooperation of every man, womart and child tp make the world better. T The next speaker was Hon. R. A. Cooper, of Laurens. He never made a promise to get a vote nor one that Tie did not fulfill. If elected he would be the servant of all the people and would know no master and be free from embarrassment. He has been a Solicitor* for twelve years and was four years in the General As sembly. He would not indulge in an attack on any man; would conduct a clean campaign, stand on his record and if others saw fit to assault him he would take care of himself. There is hut one issue that the people are thinking about, talking aboq^ and praying for and that is the war. It is only consistent with our honor and driven by himselfnear Peters-| our duty that war should have been burg, \ a. ‘ i declared. We should- fight to make Mr. Hayes had.been the pas- 1 our country morally clean as well as tor of the Baptist church at this to w » ri the war. He-predicted that we place more than twenty-five pounds pfer * month for canning or pre- serving .fruits and vegetables 3. ;‘J>ea.l»*r» mutt lioifaiialtiiny sugar to individuals for use in banning and preserving fruits and vegetables unless the in- dividuTils till out and sign ’ a hoTiie canner s certificate”. The many friends of Miss Bessie* Greene will regret to learn of her accident which oe- cured in Augusta last week, as she went to get out of an. auto mobile her foot slipped and re sulted in a fall that broke her hip bone. Wnile the injury is a very painful one, it is' not thought to be daughrous. She was taken to a hospital, where she will remain for treatment. It is hoped that she ill soon re cover. ner, W. G. Williams. Barnwell: S. J. Carroll, A. J. Oweiw, W. A. Hayes, E. F. Woodward. Blackville: W. G. Mathis. Geo. HL Delk, Jas J. Ray, R. W. Warren, Chav Grubbs, D. O. Fanning. Bennett Springs; W. J. Harley, H. H. Meyer, Claude Rountree. Great Cypress: Frank Ready, J. J'. LT- mer. . Georges Creek: Maner Morris, O. H. Morris, W. R. Baxley, J. A. Morris, J. C. Black. Red Oak: J. P. Harley, Jr., Harry: B. Harley, Jos. Baxley. Richland: Cha*. H. Green. Sycamore: G. A. Best, C.'F. All, N.E. Harter, D. S*’Cone. Williston: R. R. Johnston, J. B. Lott, B.O. SlanseU,!'reddie Bin, G. W. Thomp son. “ , x Second Wec-k— Allendale: J. A. Wide man, J. R. Boy lesion, McRoy Bovles, O. B. Carlton, C. C. Carter, F. Chavous, J. S. Sanders. Barnwell: Judson Black. Blackville: J. H. Creech, F. W. Delk, Herman Brown, W. A. Storne, I.. H. Stilly H. H. Delk, D. P. Walsh. S. G. Lowe, Q. S. Buist. Ben nett-Spring: William Thompson. Great Cypresa^ Otis Sanders, J. O. Creech. Georges Creek: V\'. H. Hutto, J. E. Collins, C. H. Hutto, N. S. Black, Tobias Black. Rosemary: E. L. Birt. Red Oak: D. L. Powell. Richland; J. F. Rountree, W/H. Dicks. Sycamore; J.C.I.oadholt, J.W.Main,Jr. Williston; W. C. Smith, IK, G. M. Toole, O- N. Courtnev, T. C. Hair, T. P. Mitchell. th- il shu w \\iH~4vi+T. 1 Germans spent men prodigtilljq •ricu will inote than take the q ie y fought with eight men to they the yard ; they threw in proba bly .350,0(10 men; wiieii they were repulsed in one direction they turned to another, and everywhere their-' attack ran such a laiilde^s felloe till \nc are ; f 1T)m gating their objectives ; i not llgluim; tor tne sake ol a was „ ot t0 Inake sl uy l.rillian * h ‘< . I,ut . 10 i l,ake .|! le world a .plays, to anniiiilate them b; fe piiico.to hve in. • ; cards suddenly pulled out of’lns A‘glance a ..touiap shows ^ ye - T|)at maV com< that bermauy^a %on extraor- later> u ut his present’task is d.nanly >igb stakes in towns merel t0 c]ieckmat e them*. And nnd lauds. Hite t.as paid as..a k . , )ln ^ nn( , it , l|nn(H , v for it more than a million/ fives of German soldiers. Her supreme hope is not the capture of Paris or the channel ports, but to force the Allies'to engage in a pitched battle Which will be ~ settled iiFtlie route of one side or the other. She believes that - ‘if-flhe can bring ou thiVsupreme contest before America getstheTe with her forces- she will win. The Allies, as a skilled boxet, Mr.Martin Best^of Camp Jack- jield 'ground here and there son, was at home on a furlough every time that Germany feels 1 a few days last week. — r, He has done it bloodily, at their expense. • Their earlier^ move ment did not coH them any thing like the number of men this lias cost, and this failure is the most complete of the whole* war. ^ * . ;.-X “Whatever the future may hold, hats off to Foch for what he has done today.” for something over, live years, and had endeared himself to all of the citizenship of Barn well and especially to the mem bership of his church bv liisi uni- form kindness and' cordialness of manner and his deep and sanctified reverence . in the .ad ministration “of* his Christian duty it'r-our midst. Always cheerful, bright and happy lie diffused these essences-among^t all the people,, and by prece’pt and example taught the iiighe-t , , SS6+1S of,religions perfortWEpnce. the ver- would have to fiirht another war as soon as this war is over and we should not hold up in our preparations. He said that he could not promise'- a re duction of taxes Within the next few years while the Government is be- injr called upon to raise so much ey for the war. However, taxes mfeht be equalized so that the buqien would rest equally upon all. can’t give less td the old solificrs, and should fiTive. more to ^the support of the schools. We can't dispense with a great many expenses hut-should eco- nomU^f *IIe stated that in so far as with a business-like system and suffi cient clerical assistance could run the whole system; that one out oTevety twenty voters is holding a public of fice. He then discussed the taking system, showed how taxes had been greatly increased within the past few years and especially under~the pres ent administration; that taxes had been incheased from 5% mills in 1913 to 9Vj mills in 1918. “If we were get ting the worth of our money and taxes were equally distributed, I would say nothing.” Will not say that creation of Tax Commission was a mistake but the basis on which they go is unjust and inequitable. The Tax Commission has decreased the taxation on corpo- said, “piled down on a table for edu cation until there should be a school in every nook and corner of ou^ State. He then.told the audience that he was going to tell them something that would jolt them, as they sometimes needed a jolt: “I stand for higher tax es; I mean more money to develop this country/ He said he owned'a farm in this county, made a good clear profit but that when he went to pay his taxes he felt ashamed o£/the a- mount; that our taxes are not enough. Five lawyers are pitted/ against two farmery-lawyer old, lawyers young, lawyers tender, lawyers tough and thank Gpd we had lawjtrs enough. He referred very feelingly to his old friend. Senator Tillman^ and pledged ! rations and increased on agricultural- him hi* support if every man, woman 1 lands. If elected will put full power and child in S. C., opposed him. His of Government behind the cotton crop. Reference to Senator Tillman and his Hon. Thos. II. Peeples was pext in support of him met with hearty ap- troduced,: plause from the audience. Mr. Peeples, being a native of this He is Scotch, Irish and. English too. ; County, was received with applause. Full blood’ American, through and He stated in the beginning that he was through. ■ 4 % j without scrip or purse or the support Mr. John T. Duncan was the next of a newspaper coalition; that he was free from factionalism and unpreju diced. He argued that'economy must. absolutely walking in. the 1foot steps of the. Master. Never lias the church had a diets of juries, although it is some tirpes necessary to correct mistakes and injustice honestly done; that ; he realized he would make mistakes as more beloved and/Carnest pas- all others had done hut they would tor whose plaetMvill be hard to be filled: His funeral was held on T11 u/sday .2p.m. Rev.. \Y. .\I. JoheSf Ot Williston, a life long friend, ' officiating, and -as sisted'bv all of the ministers of the community aiuL-elsewhere, including the, Rev. Mr. Peeler of the Methodist church, Rev. Mr. Morgan of the Episcopal church, Rev. J; D. Huggins of Denmark, and -attended by a large^con- course of people', bearing tri bute in the most loving manuer to the loss the community has sustained, and the hearts of the people, with pne accord, go out to his wife and the other bereaved members of his family inHhis their great affliction. Simultanesouly with this ceremony, a similar ceremony was held uk Richmond, Vaq the home State of Mr. Hayes, at which place the interment was had. *- grow out of honest effort to discharge duty. «. He believes With Thoftias Jefferson that a “candidate’s fitness for office should be measured, 1st by his com petency;. 2nd his worthiness of the honor conferred, and 3rd, his faith fulness to the trust reposed. ’’Vote for your country ” Mr. John Madison BesChamps next addressed the audience. While Mr. DesChamps was serious, a vein" of humor ran through his ad dress to the amusement of the audi ence. His country needed him and he had responded to the call. His loyal ty to our country and to the Chief Executive had never been questioned and President Wilson was in a posi tion to testify to this. He stands for a Democratic South Carolina in re ability for a clean Court House, clean Magistrates and an impartial administration. H„e stands for an ed ucated South Carolina and for univer sal education, for the education of every white man, red man and black matt, and woman as well. . “Appro priations should be piled down,” he speaker. He said he had \yritten his speech and would read Lt to the audi : ence. having furnished a copy to the b* Practiced efficiently as well ^s in newspaper correspondents and if you would notice tomorrow’s papers you would find that “Duncan also spoke.” When Mr, Duncan had concluded, the Chairman announced to the au dience that all of the speakers had been invited by Hon. Wilmot T. Riley, Mayor of Allendale, to make address es at Allendale tonight.' Hon John L. McLaUrin w*as the next speaker. - He referred to Mr. Bethea as being young,within,the draft age and unmar- I ried, and, therefore, he should don the dmdually. Taxes have increased, but offices have been created that have been of no benefit to the State. He promised, if elected, that .his office should'ever be open to every man and that none should be tu r ned away with out a hearing and th.T. justice sjiould be denied to no man. Will see that all laws are obeyed and that moral law 1 * are enforced; that he believes in a State-wide compulsory educational law and with District exemption upon petition. ...... Favored a State ware house con- khaki and go to the front. Mr. Bethea ducted on k.business basis free ffom announced from the platform that he P°J*h cs • air( I believed it would be of had volunteered his service. Mr. Me- T eat a d van *a£® to the farmers; prom- Laui;in then said thaGthe women of * se( * ^ elected he would see to thw South Carolina Jiad more sense than he thought they had and more was the enactment ’or would inaugurate some system fixing the status and Certainty reason why Mr. Bethea go to the front of farm labor - He stated that this was Referring to Mr. Cooper he said that, for factionalism and strife he (Mr. Cooper) had been a lawyer amonjf the People left at home but a all his.Jife and that he knows nothing ! time for ^ exercise of statesmanship, oY finance and economies and doesn’t ^ or brotherhood and equality of rights know how to reduce taxes. He assert- amon K *nen. Genera) Peeples has ed that taxes were too high and could *erved the people as Attorney General be reduced. He- said that there were 1 8 ^%£ pa l years part with eredit te agents of one kind of a bureau or de- • *fi m *eli and with satisfaction to the partment of the State crossing each P*°Pl e throughout this great State/ * Hon. John G. Richards spoke next. Spoke of his legislative experience and his term of years as Railroad Commissioner feeling that this expert x i -1— other in putoihobiles sll over the State while the State was deriving no real benefit frodn their services; that we have too many officers and' bureaus and departments and that one man (Oonti uel 00 8 ejnl ■N. - r ' \ ^ ^ rJ um mmm m ■■■■■■